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Hexagram 40 Jie

If Jian (Obstruction) is about avoiding difficulty through stillness, then Jie (Deliverance) is about avoiding difficulty through movement. Among the six lines of the hexagram, all except the top six are not in their proper positions.

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Upper trigram ☳震 · 雷 · 动
Lower trigram ☵坎 · 水 · 陷

Classical Sources

Judgment

利西南;无所往,其来复吉;有攸往,夙吉。

Modern rendering

Deliverance. The southwest is favorable. If there is no further need to go forth, return brings good fortune. If there is still somewhere to go, early action brings good fortune.

Image

雷雨作,解。君子以赦过宥罪。

Overview

If Jian (Obstruction) is about avoiding difficulty through stillness, then Jie (Deliverance) is about avoiding difficulty through movement. Among the six lines of the hexagram, all except the top six are not in their proper positions. The first six is out of position within the danger of Kan, but because it responds to Zhen (Thunder), it incurs "no blame." The second nine is out of position but holds the central place, and because it responds to the center of Zhen, it is "upright and auspicious.

Related Hexagrams

Opposite#37
Inverse#39
Nuclear#15
The local bundle includes 64 Jiao Shi Yi Lin changing-hexagram entries for this hexagram. When a cast changes, Yarrow shows the matching one.

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What does Hexagram 40 Jie mean?

Hexagram 40, Jie (Deliverance), should be read from the source note first: If Jian (Obstruction) is about avoiding difficulty through stillness, then Jie (Deliverance) is about avoiding difficulty through movement. Yarrow uses it for reflection, not fixed prediction.

How should I use Hexagram 40 for a decision?

Name one concrete decision, cast once, then read the Judgment, Image, and source note before the AI reflection. A good first question is: what should I protect, change, or wait on?

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Yes. Yarrow keeps the 64 hexagrams, trigrams, classical sources, Yilin notes, and journal on the device. Network is used only when you ask for the AI reading.

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